SCIENTIFIC ROTATION TRAINING

Recorded at the Can-Fit-Pro Convention Toronto, August 2002

SCIENTIFIC ROTATION TRAINING

COURSE OBJECTIVES
Appreciate rotation at the segmental level. Understand force couple relationships that produce rotation in the athlete. Practice isolation and integration exercises for improving rotational capacity in all athletes.

WHO NEEDS ROTATION?

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WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?

Rotation requires coupled motion in nearly all joints. Physiological joint motion requires non-physiological joint motion. Where has it gone? Neck rotation Shoulder motion Trunk rotation Hip rotation SI Joint/trunk rotation Hip/knee coupling Foot/ankle/hip/trunk coupling

Body on head rotation

Rotation = 70 - 90 50% @ C1/2

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Thoracic Rotation = 35 - 50

Scapulothoracic Joint The most mobile joint complex in the body.

Lumbar Rotation = 3 - 18

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Tibia/Femur Rotation

Internal ~ 25 External ~ 35

Pronation / Supination The importance of the core. Lower extremity stability is heavily influenced by core stability. The extremities express core control and motor skill discrepancies; they are slaves.

Pronation 15- 30 Supination 45- 60

HIP ROTATION
Flexion ~ 125 Extension ~ 30 Adduction ~ 30 Abduction ~ 35 Internal Rot. ~ 40 External Rot. ~ 45

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6 Transverse Plane 4 Sagittal Plane

Physiological joint motion requires non-physiological joint motion. Motion you cant consciously produce Rotation requires coupled motion in nearly all joints. Coupled motions are physiological motions.

WHERE HAS IT GONE?

Neck Rotation Shoulder Motion Trunk Rotation Hip Rotation SI Joint/Trunk Rotation Hip/Knee Coupling Foot/Ankle/Hip/Trunk Coupling

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SHOULDER ROTATION
The most mobile joint complex in the body!

ROTATIONAL STABILIZATION
Gravity games Kneeling an a Swiss ball. Kneeling with arm motion. Swiss ball kneeling push with hands.

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THROWING AND FORCE GENERATION

Sequencing Understanding coupled forces

54% force delivered to a thrown implement comes from legs-hip-trunk

(Ref: MSSE, Vol. 30 No. 4, 1998)
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ROTATION IN SWIMMING
Stabilization sequence remains the same. The swimmers hand = throwers foot for force generation. Abdominal sequencing is 180 out of phase with landbased exercises. ROTATION TRAINING - IS IT ALL THE SAME?

Stabilization sequence remains the same. The swimmers hand becomes equivalent to the throwers foot for force production. Abdominal sequencing is 180 out of phase with land based exercises.

FACILITATING ROTATION

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The Neck-Trunk Trainer

The Shoulder-Spine Integrator

Shoulder Clocks The Hip-Pelvis Integrator

Ref: Chek, Paul. The Golf Biomechanics Manual. A C.H.E.K Institute Publication, 1999

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ISOLATION TO INTEGRATION
EXERCISE EXAMPLES

Lunge Pull Lunge Twist Swiss Ball Drop and Recover Prone Ball Roll Wood Chop Reverse Wood Chop Boxers Punch-Push Lunge Push
(See References)

CONCLUSION
Rotation in sports requires coordinated contribution from all joints, any of which can retard performance with loss of physiological or non-physiological motion Stabilizing recruitment patterns are centrally generated and move toward the periphery Rotation is easily facilitated by warming the nervous system with neuromuscular facilitation exercises Feldenkrais, Hanna and Alexander For best results, progress conditioning programs from isolation to integration A chain is only as strong as its weakest link!

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REFERENCES AND C.H.E.K INSTITUTE RESOURCES 1. Chek, Paul. The Golf Biomechanics Manual. A C.H.E.K Institute Publication, CA. 1999. 2. Chek, Paul. Scientific Core Conditioning. correspondence course, A C.H.E.K Institute Publication and Production, 1992,1998,1999. 3. Chek, Paul. High Performance Core Conditioning. Videocassette, A C.H.E.K Institute Production, 1999. 3. Chek, Paul. Advanced Swiss Ball Training. correspondence course, A C.H.E.K Institute Publication and Production, 1999. 4. Chek, Paul. Stabilisation for Propulsion: Abdominal Training for Swimming. Strength & Conditioning Coach (Australian Strength Coach Association ), Vol. 4 No. 3, 1996. 5. Chek, Paul. Swiss Ball Exercises. Sports Coach (Australian Coaching Council), Vol. 21 No. 3, 1998. 6. Chek, Paul. Swiss Ball Exercises for Swimming, Soccer and Basketball. Sports Coach (Australian Coaching Council), Vol. 21 No. 4, 1998.
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